Thanks everyone for your concern. Nebo is NOT a happy boy right now at all. When we picked up Lady and Reggie both of them were kind of out of it.....just calm and slow (and Lady is normally twice as hyper as Nebo). Well Nebo was wild. And to complicate matters, he is wearing one of those elizabethan collars. Apparently he was licking/biting at his stitches on his leg and other place really bad, so they had to put it on him. Melissa and I had to laugh when we first saw it, but now I feel soo sorry for him. He has been bawling, ALL night long. He won't settle down at all, he keeps jerking and trying to run around (Nebo has never been one to be held down). I really don't think he is crying because he is in major pain (although I'm sure he is really, really sore!). It's not really a "pain cry" it's a "pissed off cry." lol. He keeps scratching at it, and rolling around, getting very, very frustrated (and LOUD!). And he has to keep that thing on him for 10-14 days!! The stitches where he was neutered will dissolve, but the ones in his leg have to be taken out. The vet said I could give him a little bit of food at 8:00 and 9:00....I just hand fed him a little bit, and he really "wolfed" it down! Poor little guy was so hungry. I wasn't expecting the collar thing, Reggie, Smokey, or Lady didn't have to have them. The main thing I am worried about is leaving him when I go to work. I leave at around 11:30, and get home at about 6:30. My mom gets home at 4:00, but he'll still be alone for a while. I think it'd be better if I left him crated in my room, then outside in a dog run. I'm just worried he's going to get it caught in the crate or something. But what else do I do? I've contemplated taking him to work.......but I have this feeling he would cry all day long, and I don't want to start any "issues" as I've only been working there for a week and a half. Ugh, sorry for the long winded post. It's just not a good day for me. I worry too much. I probably won't get any sleep either, because I bet he'll cry all night long. I guess I can't really blame him, I'd be pretty upset to have that thing on my head too! Here's some pictures. He does a great job and looking pathetic, doesn't he? lol